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1 Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library CURRIE (THOMAS WHITE, JR.) PAPERS, Descriptive Summary Title: Thomas White Currie, Jr. papers Dates: Accession Number(s): ; ; ; Extent: 8 feet, 2 inches of manuscript material, 1 inch of photographs, 0.5 inch of negatives, 2.5 inches of microfiche Language: Materials are written in English. Biographical Note: Thomas White Currie, Jr. ( ), a Presbyterian pastor, historian, and writer, was born in Austin, Texas in 1914 to Thomas White Currie, the third President of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He grew up on the campus of the seminary, and though he first earned degrees from the University of Texas and Union Theological Seminary, New York, Currie later returned to Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary for his Th.M., which he earned in While earning his Th.D. at Union Seminary in Virginia, Currie made the history of APTS through the end of his father s presidency in 1943 the topic of his thesis. Currie married in 1939 and had five children including Thomas White Currie III and James Stuart Currie, both pastors. Currie was ordained and installed at Eliasville, Texas, in 1941, and served at churches in Dallas and Houston, including a long pastorate at Oak Cliff Presbyterian Church in Dallas. In 1963 Currie was elected Moderator of the Synod of Texas, and from 1963 to 1967 served as Executive Secretary for Church Extension for the Presbytery of Brazos, during which time he played a role in the founding of several churches. A great lover of history, Currie helped found the Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest and served as its executive secretary for the Synod of the Sun. He revised, updated, and published his thesis at the urging of then-apts President Prescott Williams, Jr. with the financial sponsorship of Thomas F. Williams, Jr., as Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary: A Seventy-Fifth Anniversary History in Currie was the author of several other books and articles, including Great Protestant Leaders, which he coauthored with his wife, Anne Alison Harrison, in 1952, and Our Cities for Christ (1954), as well as informal church histories, pamphlets, and newspaper articles. Thomas White Currie, Jr. retired in 1983, and passed away in 2004 at the age of 90. For information on this collection, contact the Austin Seminary Archives at , or visit us at

2 Thomas White Currie Jr. Papers, Page 2 of 11 Scope and : Eight feet, two inches of manuscript material, one inch of photographs,.5 inches of negatives, and 2.5 inches of microfiche ( ) document Thomas White Currie, Jr. s creation of A History of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary: A Seventy-Fifth Anniversary, and his extensive career at the pulpit. A small amount of material documents other aspects Currie s life, particularly as a retired pastor. The materials are divided into five series: Th.D. Thesis A History of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary ( ), Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary History: A Seventy-Fifth Anniversary History ( ), Sermons and Related Material ( ), Creative Works ( ), and General ( ). The bulk of the material dates from , and a very small amount dates back to 1936 and up to The first series, Th.D. Thesis A History of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary ( ), chronicles Thomas White Currie, Jr. s experiences writing his thesis, from devising the topic to unsuccessfully petitioning for publication. The second and most voluminous series, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary History: A Seventy-Fifth Anniversary History ( ), documents Currie s updated seminary history from conception to publication. Correspondence with Prescott Williams, Jr. reveals the project s humble beginnings, with Currie originally envisioning the updated history as a series of supplements in the APTS bulletin. The difficulties of the publication process are documented in correspondence with Lois Boyd, the volume s editor at Trinity University Press. The historically rich recollections of board members, faculty, and alumni, which Currie solicited and upon which he based much of the volume, record firsthand accounts of warm, tender, and often humorous moments from across the seminary s history. The third series, Sermons and Related Material, contains Currie s collected sermons from The sermons are in typed form, as well as on microfiche. Of special note in this series are materials related to Currie s time as an interim-minister at Columba Church in the Oamaru Presbytery in New Zealand. The fourth series, Creative Works ( ), includes Currie s various writings. Of note in this series are two folders of material relating to a biographical chapter Currie wrote about his deceased brother as an introduction to APTS Professor Gene March s Texts and Testaments, a book of critical essays dedicated to and inspired by Stuart Currie s memory. Also, notes from two of his Bible Study sessions are included in the Writing subseries. The fifth series, General ( ), is a small group of materials, predominately from later in Currie s life. The material in this collection represents separate accessions of material donated by Thomas White Currie, Jr., James Stuart Currie, his son, and Elizabeth C. Williams, his daughter. The accession # , was donated by Currie himself in Accessions # and # , were donated by James Stuart Currie in 2007, and accession # was donated by Elizabeth Williams in Material can be assumed to be from accession # unless otherwise noted.

5 Thomas White Currie Jr. Papers, Page 5 of 11 Brian Holt Work scholarship student researcher, Maps, Acquisition and disposition of property, 1975 Documentation of photographs, undated Drafts and edits: p. 1-78, undated p , undated p , undated p. 235-appendices and index, undated Draft, 1976 and undated C099 B025a A034 Draft, undated Manuscript changes and additions: undated Manuscript, 1977 Photographs: Undated Portraits, undated The Church in History course at Mo-Ranch conference taught by Thomas W. Currie Jr., notes and research materials, 1960: Mo-Ranch Synodical Training School pamphlet (Hunt, TX) featuring Lawrence W. Bottoms (the first African American moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States) who was the Platform Hour Speaker each day during the conference. Mo-Ranch was owned and operated by the Synod of Texas, June 27-July 2, 1960 Mo-Ranch Presbyterian Assembly, Church Service Program, June 26, 1960 Correspondence from the Presbyterian Book Store, Dallas, TX to Thomas W. Currie Jr. regarding a textbook request for the course The Church in History that he taught at Mo-Ranch in 1960, April 14, 1960 Correspondence from Thomas W. Currie Jr. to Jimmie Regan of The Presbyterian Book Store, May 2, 1960

6 Thomas White Currie Jr. Papers, Page 6 of 11 Constantine and Nicaea; 8 pages of handwritten notes about the role of Constantine in the history of the Christianity, circa 1960 Mo-Ranch Conference materials (3 pages), June 27-July 2, 1960 New Testament Scripture, Romans 3:9b-25a typed quotes, circa 1960 New Testament Church, handwritten notes with paragraphs summarizing pivotal moments in the development of Christianity (12 pages), circa 1960 From Augustine to Francis, handwritten notes about Church history (8 pages, written on St. Paul Presbyterian Church stationary), circa 1960 The Reformation, handwritten notes about the origins of the Lutheran church (10 pages), May 8, 1960 Typed excerpts from one of Martin Luther s major reforming treatises of 1520 On the Freedom of the Christian Man (typed on Oak Cliff Presbyterian Church stationary), circa 1960 Typed excerpts from Roland H. Bainton s Here I Stand, circa 1960 Reformation in England, handwritten notes, pages 2-6, circa 1960 John Calvin, handwritten notes about the history of Calvin (typed and handwritten on Oak Cliff Presbyterian Church stationary), circa 1960 John Knox, Scottish minister, theologian, and writer who was a leader of the country's Reformation. He is the founder of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland (typed and handwritten on Oak Cliff Presbyterian Church stationary), circa 1960 John Wesley, English Anglican cleric and theologian who, with his brother Charles and fellow cleric George Whitefield, founded Methodism (typed and handwritten on Oak Cliff Presbyterian Church stationary), circa 1960 William Carey, British Christian missionary, Particular Baptist minister, translator, social reformer and cultural anthropologist (handwritten and typed notes

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